When he moved to Windsor, Ontario, in the 1920s, his home was located across the street from a ballpark where he spent majority of his free time.

[4] In the deciding game of the 1934 championship, Chase out-pitched his counterpart, Phil Marchildon, on the Penetanguishene team.

"[1] Chase's pitches ranged from 80 to 100 miles per hour (130 to 160 km/h), and he had set many records for longest hits across different baseball parks,[1] including those in Sarnia, Strathroy, Aylmer, Welland, Milton, and Chatham.

While part of the London Majors, he helped bring them to victory by pitching the Canadian Sandlot Congress championship in 1944.

[4] Chase died in May 1954 at age 43; he was found dead in a cabin in Elmstead, Ontario,[7] which was later determined to have been a case of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.